My Amor Coffee Shop

Web DevelopmentFront-End Development

Coffee shop on South Main, Orange NJ. Warm third-wave aesthetic — cream + terracotta + espresso + olive. Hand-drawn cup with steam, foam-heart latte art.

Next.js 16MotionSVGTailwind v4

Overview

My Amor Coffee Shop opens at 5 AM. The site is warm and slow — cream base, terracotta accents, espresso ink, olive details. The signature is a hand-drawn coffee cup SVG with three rising steam wisps animating on staggered delays, a foam-heart latte art shape on the espresso surface. Caveat script subtitles ('— good morning —') anchor each section. Two-column menu (Coffee + Bites) with dotted leaders. The morning section calls out the 5 AM opening as a service to nurses off the overnight, parents, contractors. Terracotta-on-cream visit card.

Features

  • Hand-drawn coffee cup SVG with rising steam
  • Foam-heart latte art detail
  • Caveat script section subtitles
  • Two-column dotted-leader menu (Coffee + Bites)
  • Three-stat morning callout (5 AM doors · 2 PM close · 7 days)

Technologies Used

  • Next.js 16
  • React 19
  • Tailwind CSS v4
  • Motion
  • DM Serif Display + Nunito + Caveat

Challenges & Solutions

Challenges

  • Coffee shops are over-templated — needed warmth that felt real
  • Differentiating from Cantina 443 (also warm/late hours)

Solutions

  • Hand-drawn illustrations instead of photography
  • Coffee shop is dawn-warm, Cantina is midnight-loud — opposite times of day
Semaj Andrews — Software Engineer